By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter FRESH APPOINTMENTS and a ministerial nomination in the power sector have been announced as President Bola Tinubu put forward Mr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as Minister of Power, subject to Senate confirmation. JKNewsMedia.com reports Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President Information and Strategy, ...
By JKNewsMedia RECOGNITION OF Nigerian workers’ contributions to national development took centre stage as digital solutions company Globacom commended their commitment and dedication. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the company gave the commendation as workers globally marked the 2026 International Workers Day (IWD). In a statement issued in La...
By JKNewsMedia PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has endorsed Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 election, reinforcing a fast-forming political alignment within the state’s ruling structure. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the endorsement in Abuja on Wednesday follo...
By JKNewsMedia COMMEMORATION PLANS advanced as the Tunji Braithwaite Foundation (TBF) concluded arrangements for the 10th memorial anniversary of Dr Tunji Braithwaite scheduled for Saturday 2 May 2026 at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the event will feature the unveiling of a commemorative b...
By Jeremiah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NATIONAL NUTRITION planning advanced as the National Council on Nutrition ((NCN) approved Nigeria’s National Policy on Food and Nutrition (NNPFN) 2026 to 2035 for transmission to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for final ratification. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Council directed all 3...
By Joke Kujenya UNIVERSAL HEPATITIS burden drew renewed concern as the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that Nigeria and nine other countries accounted for 58 percent of Hepatitis B related cases in 2024. JKNewsMedia.com reports thar the finding was contained in the 2026 Global Hepatitis Report (GHR)published on Tuesday, which also st...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FOREIGN POLICY leadership shifted as President Bola Tinubu appointed Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu as Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs following the resignation of Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Presidency stated that Tuggar stepped down to participate in the...
By JKNewsMedia GAS INFRASTRUCTURE expansion advanced as Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited said it has confirmed the successful completion of the River Niger Crossing on the 130 kilometre Obiafu Obrikom Oben Gas Pipeline. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of NNPC Limite...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line THE TECHNICAL committee of the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) has invited Forty-(40) pugilists for the final phase of its 2026 Commonwealth Games open camping in Lagos. The boxers, which are mostly finalists at the last National Boxing Open Trials held in February, consist of Twenty-(20) male...
By JKNewsMedia HUMAN CAPITAL development remains central to Nigeria’s economic ambitions, with Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) positioning education at the core of its corporate social responsibility agenda. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the bank stated that its approach is built on the understanding that future customers, entrepreneurs and employe...
